Bricolage, Care and Information Systems Claudio Ciborra's Legacy in Information Systems Research

Name: Bricolage, Care and Information Systems Claudio Ciborra's Legacy in Information Systems Research
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ISBN: 9780230220737

ISBN-10: 0230220738

ISBN-13: 9780230220737

Edition: 2009

Authors: Chrisanthi Avgerou, Giovan Francesco Lanzara, Leslie P. Willcocks

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Claudio Ciborra was one of the most innovative thinkers in the field of information systems. This book explains the intellectual contribution of Ciborras work in a substantial introductory chapter, contains the most significant of his articles, and provides a sample of research that draws from his ideas.

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List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 10/16/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 430
Size: 6.35" wide x 9.59" long x 1.29" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Acknowledgements of Permission to Reprint


Notes on Contributors


Introduction: Information Systems and the Quest for Meaning-An Account of Claudio Ciborra's Intellectual Journey




Tracing Ciborra's Thought: From Institutional Economics to Phenomenology



The Mind or the Heart? It Depends on the (Definition of) Situation




Improvisation as Mood




Imbrication of Representations: Risk and Digital Technologies




Interpreting E-government and Development: Efficiency, Transparency or Governance at a Distance?




From Tool to Gestell: Agendas for Managing the Information Infrastructure




The Platform Organization: Recombining Strategies, Structures, and Surprises




Formative Contexts and Information Technology: Understanding the Dynamics of Innovation in Organizations




Organizational Learning and Core Capabilities Development: The Role of IT




From Thinking to Tinkering: The Grassroots of Strategic Information Systems




Reframing the Role of Computers in Organizations: The Transactions Costs Approach




Markets, Bureaucracies and Groups in the Information Society: An Institutional Appraisal of the Impacts of Information Technology




Building on Ciborra's Legacy



Knowledge: Climbing the Learning Ladder to a 'Phenomenological' View




Organizing Technology: Of Hospitality




The Hospitality Metaphor as a Theoretical Lens for Understanding the ICT Adoption Process




Rigid Technology and Improvised Implementation: The case of ERP Systems




Object Lessons and Invisible Technologies




Control Devolution as Information Infrastructure Design Strategy: A Case Study of a Content Service Platform for Mobile Phones in Norway




Transaction Costs and Information Systems: Docs IT Add Up?




Dispositioning IT All: Towards a Theory for Thriving without Models



Index